| Momoko Ueda | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 15, 1986 Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Residence | Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Career | |
| College | none |
| Turned professional | 2005 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA (joined 2008) JLPGA (joined 2005) |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 7 |
| Best results in LPGA Major Championships |
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| Kraft Nabisco C'ship | 30: 2009 |
| LPGA Championship | T25: 2008 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T13: 2008 |
| Women's British Open | T7: 2008 |
Momoko Ueda (上田 桃子 Ueda Momoko, born June 15, 1986) is a female professional golfer who in 2007 at the age of 21 became the youngest player in the history of the Japan LPGA Tour (JLPGA) to finish first on the money list.[1] She is currently playing on the United State-based LPGA Tour.
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Ueda was born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. She started playing golf at the age of nine, and entered the prestigious Sakata School at ten. In twenty three amateur events, she placed in the top 10 fifteen times, including three wins, and five second-place finishes.[2]
Ueda turned pro in August 2005 and won the JLPGA rookies cup that year.[3] In 2006 she placed 4th in two JLPGA events, and tied for 9th in the Mizuno Classic, a joint JLPGA and LPGA event.
2007 was her breakout year on the JLPGA, with five wins, six runner-ups, a 3rd and a 5th. Internationally, she represented Japan in the World Cup, and played in the Women's British Open at St Andrews. In April she won the Life Card Ladies at her home town of Kumamoto. She went on to win the Resort Trust Ladies and the Stanley Ladies, and placed 2nd in the Fujitsu Ladies, before winning the Mizuno Classic in November.[4] A highlight of her tournament was a double-eagle, only the 28th in LPGA history. She became the tournament's first Japanese winner in nine years and only the 16th non-LPGA member in history to win an LPGA event. Two weeks later at the Elleair Ladies she won her fifth tournament and became the youngest money title winner in the history of the JLPGA tour.[1]
Her win at Mizuno qualified her to play on the LPGA tour in 2008. In her first tournament of the year, the SBS Open at Turtle Bay, she finished fifth.[5]
2007 (1) Mizuno Classic
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | T47 | T30 |
| LPGA Championship | T25 | T57 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T13 | T40 |
| Women's British Open | T7 | T55 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
| Year | Events played |
Cuts made |
Wins | 2nds | 3rds | Top 10s |
Best finish |
Earnings ($) | Rank | Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T9 | 24,442 | N/A | 69.67 | N/A |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 302,550 | N/A | 72.07 | N/A |
| 2008 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 413,592 | 45 | 71.74 | 23 |
| 2009 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | T2 | 416,333 | 33 | 71.68 | 28 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T6 | 55,705 | 9 | 70.00 | T8 |
Career total ¥ 300,318,806 (45)
   | Ueda shoots 66 for 2-stroke victory in Mizuno Classic - Ueda shoots 66 for 2-stroke victory in Mizuno Classic - Golf - ESPN |
| | Ueda's fifth victory clinches money title - Ueda's fifth victory clinches money title | The Japan Times Online |
| | Sorenstam wins 70th LPGA Tour title, ends long winless streak - Sorenstam wins 70th LPGA Tour title, ends long winless streak - LPGA Tour, PGA Tour - CBSSports.com |
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